Auction 132 Antiques & Works of Art, Silver & Jewellery

198

The Madonna of Sorrows


Estimate

25.000 - 35.000


Session 1

25 October 2023



Description

Silver 833/000 sculpture
Reliefs and chiselled naturalistic decoration
Resting on a capital monogrammed "FAMM - Francisco Augusto Mendes Monteiro" inscribed "Esta fes João Ant. Soares de Mello 1826"
Oporto assay-mark (1810-1826) and goldsmith's mark attributable to João António Soares de Melo (1825-1827)
(signs of wear)

Height: 111 cm
16815 g


Category

Silver


Additional Information

Provenance:
Private collection
It belonged to Francisco Augusto Mendes Monteiro (1816-1890), the father of António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro (1848-1920) owner of the Regaleira estate in Sintra.

Literature:
ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de; CARLOS, Rita - "Inventário de Marcas de Pratas Portuguesas e Brasileiras - Século XV a 1887". Lisboa: IN-CM, 2018, P-25.0 and P-311.0



Closed Auction